A few years ago, wild bee ecologist Kit Prendergast was searching for pollinators of an endangered wildflower when she spotted a strange bee. “I discovered the species while surveying a rare plant in ...

A tiny bee with a pair of striking horn-like projections on its head has been identified in the remote Goldfields of Western Australia, adding a gothic twist to the country’s already unusual insect ...

A rare Australian native bee was identified again in the wild after nearly 100 years. (Courtesy of James Dorey Photography / Flinders University) A field researcher identified the bee, which faces new ...

James B. Dorey received funding from the Holsworth Wildlife Fund, Playford Trust and Flinders University for this work. None of these bodies provided input to the work. He is affiliated with Flinders ...